The following student-athletes were selected to The Washington Post’s 2023 All-Met team for volleyball:
Player of the Year
Emerson Sellman, OH, Sr., Holy Cross
The back-to-back All-Met Player of the Year had her best year yet for the area’s best team, leading the No. 1 Tartans to a 29-0 record and their first Washington Catholic Athletic Conference title since 2017. An Ohio State commit, she captained the U.S. under-19 national team to a world title last summer and came back with an even more accurate right hand and even better defensive acumen. The 6-foot-4 outside hitter had a case as both the area’s hardest-hitting force and its most accurate hitter, zipping 336 kills while leading the team in aces and blocks.
First team
Bri Clay, MB, Sr., Battlefield
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The 6-1 senior was commanding at the net and at her best during the Bobcats’ playoff run, averaging more than 14 kills and seven blocks per match in the postseason while guiding the team to its first Virginia Class 6 state final.
Erin Debiec, S, Sr., Bishop O’Connell
The Colorado State commit and two-time first-team All-Met selection, touted as the area’s top setter, had 877 assists and graduates from the Arlington program with two WCAC titles.
Ema Djordjevic, S/OPP, Jr., Richard Montgomery
The do-it-all junior, regarded for her brilliant volleyball IQ, had 250 kills, 341 assists and 146 digs for the Maryland Class 4A champion.
Alexis Ewing, OH, Jr., Bullis
Ewing, a Penn State signee, helped the Bulldogs thrive in their first year in the Independent School League’s top division as she averaged five kills per set with a 0.522 hitting percentage.
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Mailinh Godschall, OH/L, Sr., Centennial
The versatile Duke signee was a two-way force, averaging 4.4 digs and 2.5 kills per set to lift the Eagles to the Maryland Class 2A state title.
Chloe Hokenson, S/OH, Sr., Langley
The unshakable captain of the Virginia Class 6 state champion Saxons tallied 515 assists, 253 digs and 203 kills this fall. She will play at Emerson College.
Ryla Jones, MB, Sr., Flint Hill
The steadiest — and hardest-hitting — hand on the area’s most consistently dominant team, the Pittsburgh commit led the Huskies to their 11th consecutive ISL title with 243 kills.
Payton Swinton, OPP, Sr., Arundel
Swinton shepherded the Wildcats’ dominant senior class to a 62-3 record across three full years in Gambrills. She had 227 kills and 135 digs for the Maryland Class 3A state finalists.
Coach of the Year
Gretchen Barber-Strunk, Richard Montgomery
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In Barber-Strunk’s 11th year at the helm, the Rockets doubled their wins from 2022 en route to the program’s first Maryland Class 4A state title, shining in and outside of Montgomery County. Said Djordjevic, a first-team selection: “She’s had us focused, had our heads in the game. She keeps us motivated; she’s a huge factor in our mentality. And she’s such a great woman. She’s like my second mom. She’s amazing.”
Second team
Maura Fay, OH, Sr., W.T. Woodson
Aubrey Hatch, OH, Sr., Colgan
Brianna Holladay, MB, Jr., Riverside
Lindsay Kelley, S, Sr., Glenelg
Daniella Oyekola, MB, Sr., Wootton
Kiylah Presley, OH, Sr., Bishop McNamara
Clara Yu, S, Sr., Georgetown Day
Gracie Zartman, OH, Jr., Leonardtown
Honorable mention
Jada Aksu, OPP, Jr., Georgetown Day
Abena Asomani-Martin, OH, Sr., Oxon Hill
Madison Bowser, MB/OPP, Sr., Bishop O’Connell
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Casey Bradley, L, Sr., Richard Montgomery
Mackenzie Calhoun, S, Sr., River Hill
Natalie Carlin, L, Sr., Riverside
Laila Chadwick, L/OH, Fr., Madison
Brin Chesnut, OH, Sr., Broadneck
Taelin Connolley, OH, Sr., Battlefield
Reese Courtney, S, Sr., Northern
Racquel Frazier, OH, Jr., St. John’s
Alejandra Garcia-Farias, L/OH, Jr., Jackson-Reed
Emma Gardner, OH/OPP, So., W.T. Woodson
Averi Hanna, MB, Fr., Riverdale Baptist
Morgan Harris, L, Sr., Howard
Taylor Johnson, OH, Sr., Arundel
Evelyn Jurden, OH, Jr., West Springfield
Madison LaRue, OH, Sr., Loudoun County
Lameen “Mimi” Mambu, OH, Jr., Chantilly
Mickhaila Murray, OH, Sr., Flint Hill
Neve Norris, OH/L, Sr., Gaithersburg
Natalie Nguyen, S, Sr., Flint Hill
Raegan Oursler, OH, So., Calvert
Zoe Ryu, OH, Jr., Georgetown Day
Samia Sayd, OH, Sr., Marshall
Paula Sigurani, L, Sr., Colgan
Jaylyn Simon, S, Sr., Holy Cross
Ana Toumazatos, OH, Jr., Langley
Grace Tucker, OH, Sr., Rock Ridge
Deviana Walker, OH, Sr., Arundel
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